2016 American Transplant Congress
Cardiovascular Prognosis and Adverse Cardiac Events After Orthotopic Liver Transplantation.
University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Cardiovascular (CV) disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality among transplant candidate and recipients of noncardiac organs. Aiming to analyze the impact of…2016 American Transplant Congress
Epidemiology of Surgical Site Infections After Liver Transplantation: 4 Year Prospective Study.
Multi-Organ Transplant Program, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
IntroductionDeceased and living donor liver transplantation (LT) is a lifesaving procedure for individuals with liver failure. However, despite the use of perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis at…2016 American Transplant Congress
Long-Term Outcomes in Pediatric Live-Donor Liver Transplantation.
Aim: To determine the incidence of allograft and medical factors characterizing optimal patient outcomes 3 year or more after pediatric live-donor liver transplantation (LDLT). Methods:…2016 American Transplant Congress
Tacrolimus Levels in Patients Treated with Direct Acting Antivirals Post-Transplant.
Pharmacy, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR.
Purpose: To determine if treatment of recurrent hepatitis C virus (HCV) post-liver transplant with the direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) sofosbuvir, simeprevir, and ledipasvir (in combination and/or…2016 American Transplant Congress
Hepatic Hemodynamics (HD) and Portal Flow Modulation (PM): Tactical Use in Small for Size (SFS) Live Donor Liver Transplantation (LDLT).
Objectives:Efforts to reduce the risk of donor hepatectomy have resulted in smaller grafts for transplantation. Grafts below 0.8% of recipient body weight (GW/RW), have been…2016 American Transplant Congress
Early Post-Transplant Immunosuppression (IS) Withdrawal – Final Outcomes of the ITN030ST AWISH Study.
ITN030ST is a prospective randomized trial designed to determine the clinical benefit of early IS withdrawal in adult liver transplant (LT) recipients. Recipients did not…2016 American Transplant Congress
Functional Status and Comorbidity Are Associated with High Costs After Liver Transplantation.
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the clinical characteristics associated with high costs of liver transplantation (LT) at a large transplant center…2016 American Transplant Congress
A Comparative Intention-to-Treat Analysis of Liver Transplantation for HCC – Living Donor Liver Transplant vs. Deceased Donor Liver Transplant.
Multi-Organ Transplant Program, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
IntroductionLiving donor liver transplantation (LDLT) can reduce waiting times and potentially decrease drop-out rates for cirrhotic patients with HCC. However, it has also been reported…2016 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Ductoplasty in Right Lobe Living Donor Grafts with More Than One Bile Duct.
Background:Biliary complications remain the Achilles's heel of LDLT, especially in the setting of multiple ducts in the right lobe graft. Hilar plate glissonian sheath preservation…2016 American Transplant Congress
Is MELD Score a Significant Predictor of Post-Transplant Mortality? An Old Issue with Simple Answer.
The predictive value of the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score for post-transplant survival has been under constant debate. Some investigators tried to introduce…
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